In the far, far distant future of 2010, people are segregated into, uh, districts due to crime rate, or control, or whatever and a lone do-gooder, Leito (Belle) fights "the man" Taha (Naceri) to keep the peace. All's well in his martial arts fight for survival and justice until they finally catch on to kidnap and use his sister to shut him down. Then, convicted of a crime he didn't commit, he serves time. Meanwhile, French big-wigs use their cop, Dudley-Do-Right Damien (Raffaelli), another martial arts fighter, to infiltrate District B13 in order to retrieve bomb set to demolish the area and millions of "innocent" people. Will Damien and Leito form a bond long enough to take down the Kingpin Taha, retrieve the bomb and save the princess, sister of Leito?
These and more exciting questions are answered in this week's episode of District B13!
If you like Jackie Chan films, The Transporter, "Futuristic" buddy movies, Luc Besson and District 9, you'll pretty much like District B13. (Okay, that last one, District 9, isn't really related other than the segregation part.)
I've read it's action from beginning to end. I strongly disagree. There's maybe 3-4 action sequences tops though those are really well choreographed. Man, I hate blue/green screen fight scenes, such as Transporter 2 & 3. That's what made #1 the best of that series – you got to see Jason Statham at his finest. Same here with Raffaelli and Belle. Mainly Belle, but they're both fun to watch for the fourth of the movie they're in action. The only problem is the rest of the film is just the hokey, so-called plot.
But then, again, like I mentioned, this is in the tradition of Jackie Chan/Transporter films: very, very minimal plot, horrible acting, unbelievable odds which always side with the hero and laughable dialogue. Knowing what this type of movie it is, you can enjoy it, as I did. There's little to take from it, but watch it for the incredible stunts and fun you'll have watching the "small" hero(es) take on the bad guys.
These and more exciting questions are answered in this week's episode of District B13!
If you like Jackie Chan films, The Transporter, "Futuristic" buddy movies, Luc Besson and District 9, you'll pretty much like District B13. (Okay, that last one, District 9, isn't really related other than the segregation part.)
I've read it's action from beginning to end. I strongly disagree. There's maybe 3-4 action sequences tops though those are really well choreographed. Man, I hate blue/green screen fight scenes, such as Transporter 2 & 3. That's what made #1 the best of that series – you got to see Jason Statham at his finest. Same here with Raffaelli and Belle. Mainly Belle, but they're both fun to watch for the fourth of the movie they're in action. The only problem is the rest of the film is just the hokey, so-called plot.
But then, again, like I mentioned, this is in the tradition of Jackie Chan/Transporter films: very, very minimal plot, horrible acting, unbelievable odds which always side with the hero and laughable dialogue. Knowing what this type of movie it is, you can enjoy it, as I did. There's little to take from it, but watch it for the incredible stunts and fun you'll have watching the "small" hero(es) take on the bad guys.